caribbean property investing

Adele Jn Baptiste is young; but still a veteran in the Caribbean Insurance Industry with more than 17+ years experience she now holds a Country Manager role with a regional market leader.

Hear her story from an Executive Assistant to a successful multi-family property investor and AirBnb multiple "Super Host" awards recipient. Learn how she was able get on the property ladder, weigh her investment options and ultimately begin her journey to Financial Freedom. 

Gain real insight into how she was able to deal with the choices and challenges of the property development process as a single woman and her ultimate SECRET on how anyone can achieve similar success.

Jade Hutchinson is a talented, customer-centric and solution-oriented Industrial Designer. He is on a mission to effect positive change through the use of technology, specifically in the areas of Agriculture and Renewable Energy. 

His career journey included leading multidisciplinary teams through complex infrastructure projects at the 2012 London Olympic Games, strategic brand implementation for a medical corporation in Qatar, and more recently the creation of at least three new businesses including Guru Marketplace and Noah Energy.
With longer, hotter summers every year and July 4, 2023 having been declared as the hottest day ever by leading meteorologists; the need and cost of cooling are now real issues for all. For Property Investors, especially short-term accommodation providers; it's vital that you understand how to manage and reduce your power bill, driven primarily by air condition use; if not your business will be at risk.

Jade takes us through the entire business case, explaining what is required to start, the application process, the diverse regulations across the islands, sizing based on needs/budget,  financing, installation, generating, storing, consuming, getting paid and everything else you ever wanted to know about solar panels and photovoltaic renewable energy systems. 

This episode is very informative and if you have ever had questions about renewal energy a must listen/watch! 

Odette Carey-Russell always knew that she wanted to own a home. More than that; she always wanted at least two units with the second helping to subsidize the other one that she would occupy. Follow her amazing journey with disappointments, twists, turns, lessons and ultimately, success.

Learn what to look for when selecting a location to purchase property. Get insider knowledge on where best to get information to discover the future hot spots in your country. Hear how she pivots many times to create opportunities for herself and how to start your journey if you can't do it alone!

Finally, if you have enough self-belief, get a clear understanding of how to go about building more than one home on the same lot and how to achieve the ultimate; not living for FREE; but getting PAID to live in your own house!!!   

Courtney "Curty” Louis knows all too well the line from Drake's song..."started from the bottom, now we're here!" A student of visual art from high school; his interest also extended to music, specifically writing and later musical production. 

Hear his amazing story as a CREATIVE who started recording in his bedroom as he juggled life with seasonal income largely around carnival season; to him securing a highly coveted international publishing deal with a major label. 

He didn't stop there; he needed a home for his mom and himself, a proper studio and property income to cover expenses outside of the festive season. Get the tips that changed his life and also helped him become a successful property investor.

Brian has been in real estate since 1999 when he started as an agent. In 2006, he opened BSRG and specializes in helping customers and clients realize their buying/selling goals through a patient, knowledgeable approach.  He manages all parts of the process from the initial meeting, to the attorney processes, through to closing for his clients. 

With more than two decades of customer and sales leadership experience, he is multilingual (English, Spanish, French, Portuguese) and has always enjoyed learning and actively seeks out ways to build value in his professional relationships. 

In late 2020, Brian began focusing more on investing in real estate and has formed various joint ventures and partnerships with the goal of further developing his portfolio. He will soon  embark on his first full renovation project in the South Bronx, New York. 

Get real-life insights into his learnings from past projects and what property investors like himself are looking for if they are to partner with a Caribbean developer. Understand their thinking; the keys to successful partnerships and what every developer (large or small) must do to land a foreign money source!

The successful completion of a Masters Degree in Construction Law, Arbitration and Adjudication in July 2019 simply to broaden her mastery of her profession, is only the latest in a series of qualifications Tryce Loctar-Polis would have racked up over the last two decades. Always a very determined and confident young woman, she was pushed into the world of work a few years removed from high school by her first mentor, her father - a heavy equipment operator, who felt she needed real hands-on experience and arranged for her to do a stint with a local architectural firm. 

From a very early age she knew that she wanted to become an Architect or an "Estimator" partly also because her uncles as well were in the construction field. This would lead her to  pursue a tertiary level course at the local community college then to UTECH (Formerly CAST) Jamaica for a Diploma in Engineering, then 10 years with the Housing & Urban Development Corporation (HUDC), a First Class Honors Bachelors Degree in Quantity Surveying with London Southbank University and eventually settling to work regionally with CO Williams as a Quantity Surveyor!

Currently Tryce is the President of the Institute of Surveyors St. Lucia Inc. With such a wealth of experience and exposure, hear her perspective on the importance of her profession in the building process and what prospective home owners, property investors and developers MUST know to get the best return on money investment and minimize or avoid catastrophic project outcomes.

Werner Houson is a Physical Planning Officer in the Department of Planning with more than ten years experience. The Department also houses the Development Control Authority (DCA) - the authority which grants the approvals for all land and building development in St. Lucia. 
With degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Environment and Natural Resource Management, a Masters in Coastal Engineering and also being part-time Developer; he takes us through the requirements, guidelines, challenges and offers recommendations to help make this mandatory step in the development process a lot more efficient, less frustrating and potentially save home-owners thousands of dollars!

Melissa Marius OECS Brand Manager at Unicomer Saint Lucia Limited (better known as COURTS) is a  detailed oriented, creative and enthusiastic marketing and communications professional. With over nine years experience in managing regional and international brands learn how her company with its increasingly wide product range and financing options can help keep more money in the pocket of landlords while at the same time offer unique benefits that provide protection and growth opportunities which will improve your Property Investing  ROI.